hypertension

a higher resting cardiac output

In comparison to a sedentary individual, a well-trained athlete will usually have all of the following characteristics EXCEPT
A) a higher cardiac reserve
B) a higher resting cardiac output
C) a higher stroke volume
D) hypertrophy of the heart
E) resting bradycardia

vagus

cardiomyoplasty

A corrective cardiac procedure in which a large piece of a patient's own latissimus dorsi muscle is wrapped around the heart and stimulated by an implanted pacemaker to assist the pumping action of a damaged heart.